New Flemish Alliance

The New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) is a Flemish nationalist and liberal-conservative political party in Belgium that was founded in 2001. The party strove for the peaceful and gradual secession of Flanders from Belgium, and it insisted on the use of Dutch in dealings with government agencies and for the promotion of the language in Flanders. The party emphasized its non-revolutionary and pro-European Union character in contrast to the far-right and Eurosceptic character of the Vlaams Belang. By the mid-2010s, it was the largest party in both Flanders and Belgium.